<p>Professor Frank Baumgartner is a political scientist who has spent years analysing the death penalty. He tells us about the bigger picture: how factors like the race and gender of a victim can influence who receives a death sentence, how people who win an appeal can be sentenced to death again, the enormous financial costs involved, and the inconsistencies that shape how the system is applied.</p><p><strong>Kaigan Carrie is a criminologist, exploring what life is really like for prison officers. To follow her work, connect with her below. </strong></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaigancarrie/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Kaigan Carrie⁠</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.kaigancarrie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">kaigancarrie.com</a></p>